Buyer's Guide: 'Diablo III' and 'Max Payne 3'

Have a spare vacation day? Good, because tomorrow, May 15, is the day that two eagerly awaited sequels are being released: Diablo III and Max Payne 3. Let's take a look at each one and help you decide whether either one (or both) are worth your hard-earned money.

Max Payne 3: Worth the hangover?

Arriving just in time to distract you from BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider being punted into 2013, Max Payne 3 marks the latest Rockstar Games release since last year's ambitious L.A. Noire . Max Payne is a franchise deeply rooted in PC gaming territory, so we took it for a spin on an Xbox 360 to see if the old guy's still got it. Game trailer: Max Payne 3 Jeff: Oh, Max. You drink excessively ...

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There are very few games out this week, but those which are being released are very good. PlayStation 3-exclusive Starhawk hasn’t had a great deal of publicity but that could quite possibly change – early reviews are incredibly positive, including a 9.0 from IGN . “This is a smart shooter that understands what makes games fun,” they said.

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed III gameplay trailer released [video]

Ubisoft on Wednesday released the trailer for the latest installment of its Assassin’s Creed franchise. Unlike its predecessors, which took place during the Italian Renaissance, Assassin’s Creed III will take place during the American Revolution and feature a new protagonist named Connor Kenway. Ubisoft has previously announced that Assassin’s Creed III will be bigger than any of its previous ...

Max Payne 3 From Rockstar Games

The video game Max Payne 3 follows the former cop in his job as a bodyguard in Brazil.

PopTop review: ‘The Walking Dead’ scares up gamers

PopTop review: ‘The Walking Dead’ scares up gamers Published May 4, 2012 04:40PM MDT GRADE: B+ VIDEO GAME • The bone-crunching, visceral horror of “The Walking Dead” (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) television series and comic book make a giant leap to the video game stage with all of the bloody mayhem you’d expect. Like the television show itself, the game is being released in bite-sized chunks ...